Roosevelt Twin Theatre
Roosevelt, Utah
George H. Harrison and R. Howard Harrison opened the $40,000 Roosevelt Theatre on Valentine's Day, 14 February 1942, with Shirley Temple in Kathleen. The “modern up-to-the minute motion picture theatre” was described as “new, beautiful, and elaborately equipped.” The interior color scheme was peach, green, and beige, with red velour curtains and drapes. The 500 seats in the auditorium were “arranged on a slight arc so that every seat directly faces the screen.” The stage was large and had floodlights, so the theater could “accommodate many types of entertainment” and serve as “a community playhouse as well as a motion picture theatre.”
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Cool Head Averts Panic
Ogden Standard Examiner, 13 October 1904, page 8
What might have been a disastrous panic was averted at the Bon Ton theatre last night. A lightning bolt is thought to have shorted one of the heavily charged light wires with the result that a fire was started in the moving picture machine gallery. The people began a confused exit when J. Yost , the stage manager, yelled, “For God's sake keep cool. There is no danger. Turn around and see what a little fire it is.” The crowd did so and calm ensued. The audience watched the fire with interest and after it was out left the theatre by the side entrance.
